Kidnapping suspect in custody after crash on NAU campus

UPDATE 10:00 pm – The intersection is now clear. Traffic operations have resumed to normal.

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UPDATE 6:43 pm – According NAU PD, Gila County was in pursuit of the suspect in a white truck earlier Friday, but lost them. DPS located the vehicle on Lake Mary Road. Lights and sirens were initiated at

Courtesy NAU PD

Beulah near the Olive Garden. A pursuit was initiated when the suspect missed the ramp for Interstate 17 and headed toward campus. The suspect truck collided with a passenger car on campus (Pine Knoll and McConnell).

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UPDATE 6:07 pm – A DPS pursuit of a kidnapping suspect ends in a two vehicle collision on NAU campus. According to NAU PD, two people received minor injuries and were transported to the hospital.

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According to NAU Police, the intersection at Pineknoll and McConnell will be closed for the next four to five hours for an accident investigation.

We do not have any further details at this time. Avoid the area while the closure is in place.

End result of DPS pursuit. Chase started from the Olive Garden and ended at the crash site. Saw it and heard it on my scanner. There’s more but I’m not 100% sure if the rest is completely true… No need in spreading possibly false information.

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